US6126218AExpiredUtility
Arrangement in vehicle
Priority: Mar 26, 1999Filed: Mar 26, 1999Granted: Oct 3, 2000
Est. expiryMar 26, 2019(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Jorma Karhumaki
B60P 3/0252
51
PatentIndex Score
22
Cited by
13
References
7
Claims
Abstract
The invention relates to an arrangement in a vehicle intended and equipped for various display purposes. The arrangement comprises means for tilting the vehicle floor in at least part of the vehicle. This way the vehicle can be rapidly and flexibly formed into an auditorium with a tilted floor, and a conference or showroom with a level floor.
Claims
exact text as granted — not AI-modifiedWhat is claimed as invention is:
1. A vehicle arrangement comprising a showroom having a floor, a portion of said floor being fixed, said showroom being provided with seats in at least two successive rows, the improvement wherein at least part of said floor is connected pivotally to said fixed floor to provide a tiltable portion, said seats being disposed on said tiltable portion, and including means for tilting said tiltable portion to a desired angle with respect to said fixed floor, said tiltable portion of said floor being disposed substantially in the same direction as said fixed floor.
2. A vehicle arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said tiltable portion is movable substantially to the same plane as said fixed floor.
3. A vehicle arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein an angle of tilt of the tiltable portion of the showroom floor is between 0 and 30 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane of the vehicle.
4. A vehicle arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the entire tiltable portion is arranged to be movable in the vertical direction.
5. A vehicle arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for tilting comprises a pneumatic bellows.
6. A vehicle arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for tilting comprises a pressure medium driven cylinder.
7. An arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for tilting comprises a motor and a screw mechanism coupled thereto.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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